Stephanie Powell Watts facts for kids
Stephanie Powell Watts is an American writer. She writes amazing stories and novels. She won special awards for her writing. These include a Whiting Award in 2013. She also won an Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence in 2012.
These awards were for her book We are Taking Only what We Need. This book is a collection of 11 short stories. They tell about the lives of African-Americans in North Carolina. Her short stories have also appeared in other collections. She also won a Pushcart Prize for her writing.
Watts' first novel is called No One Is Coming to Save Us. It was published in 2017. The story is about a successful man. He returns to his home in North Carolina. He tries to join a family he always wanted. Watts said the book is like The Great Gatsby. But it is set in rural North Carolina. It tells a story about Black people.
About Her Life
Watts was born and grew up in Lenoir, North Carolina. This town is in the Blue Ridge Mountains. She went to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. There she earned her first degree. Later, she earned her PhD from the University of Missouri.
Today, she lives in Pennsylvania. She lives with her husband and son. She is a professor of English. She teaches at Lehigh University.
Her Books
- We are Taking Only what We Need was published in 2011.
- No One Is Coming to Save Us was published in 2017.
